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Marine Ipad Applications canuck at 7:34am 12.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1714 I'd be interested in knowing what specific marine applications are popular with Ipad users. I plan t
New 26D owner Matros at 7:32am 12.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3933 Hello Everyone! I have recently purchased my first sailboat from MacNCheese (a member here) and hav
Pros N Cons Cat 27 Inboard vs Outboard HillbillyWanderer at 6:33am 12.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 46/16229 Still very new to sailing, bought a cat 22 to learn on but can't stop dreaming about my next boat! S
Special holiday treat: OEM sails up to 50% off Phil Herring at 6:27am 12.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1000 One of the fun things about taking on the Hunter retail parts business has been the suppliers who co
goodbye slip Justin_NSA at 5:49am 12.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1228 Well, we've had Cuivienen sitting on the trailer since 4 July because of the drought. All of the sli
Hi Phil??????? seadaddler at 5:33am 12.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1075 Where is the info from Hunter aand Eddie that had all that Hunter info,can't seem to find. Nick
Bottom Cleaning Rasselas36 at 5:27am 12.07.12 Big Boats 18/3868 I want to start cleaning the bottom of my boat instead of paying a diver. I tried a snorkel but it i
Any Hunter owners in Sydney Harbor, Australia? deacm at 5:11am 12.07.12 Big Boats 5/1447 I lived in Sydney as an exchange student for a year back in 1967. Now my son is going to be in Sydne
Rig Tension setting sailorsaki at 12:38am 12.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1500 For my second hand beneteau first 7.5 any manual or guideline on how to set the rig tension?
Bent Fin on H280 Keel (1) ljcraigie at 7:20pm 12.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2296 The attached Hunter 280 photgraph shows the starboard fin on the keel is bent upward about 3-4 inche
Mermaid marine air - Heat Gpbbard at 6:20pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4853 Our heat works fine for about two minutes and then the unit itself trips off. The water flow is fine
water cooled ref. compressor damar18 at 6:14pm 12.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 I just purchasd a used 1999 hunter 376 and find that in order to keep my ref. compressor running i h
H34 Sole Replacement rsears54 at 5:36pm 12.06.12 Big Boats 2/1085 Just removed entire sole from my 83 H34. It's pretty rotten but not too bad for 30 yrs. Getting read
2007 Catalina 26'11" wing keel seaworthiness? Chief RA at 4:04pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/6938 Still researching which trailerable boat to buy. Is this wing keel boat capable of island hopping d
Does anyone know what make this boat is? (2) dustinboater at 3:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3400 My grandfather gave me his sailboat and I do not know the make of it. Does anyone know?
V-Birth Cushion Design. geehaw at 2:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2803 I Making new cushion for the whole boat. The v-birth currently has 2 cushions running front to back
New Transducer Delema FourPoints at 2:12pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/6828 I want to add a wind instrument, and replace my old SR Mariner knot indicator and log with a matchin
Pulling up Stakes Roger Long at 2:08pm 12.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/8435 I liked Georgetown more and more as I spent time there but the noise of the mills, the coffee ground
Warning - Don't Store Strong Cleaners Onboard Bob Camarena at 1:24pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1092 This is a warning to not store strong cleaners onboard, especially those containing acid. I had a j
Foredeck Paint tgupton at 12:55pm 12.06.12 Catalina 30 1/1352 I want to tape off and paint a section of the foredeck on my 83 Catalina 30 where the paint has weat

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does anyone can tell me what is that for? kloudie1 at 2:56pm 03.09.23 a siphon break typically on the raw water outflow side of the heat exchanger. From the break to the
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.09.23 I was going to go with ...12 hose clamps....;) Be honest... After reading a smart @$$ co
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Davidasailor26 at 2:51pm 03.09.23 Yep - Vetus siphon break. https://www.vetus-shop.com/vetus-anti-syphon-airvent-with-valve-13-32mm-p
does anyone can tell me what is that for? kappykaplan at 2:51pm 03.09.23 How many of you went back and counted how many hose clamps were in the picture....:ass: Me . . . :
does anyone can tell me what is that for? rgranger at 2:48pm 03.09.23 I was going to go with ...12 hose clamps....;) Be honest... After reading a smart @$$ com
does anyone can tell me what is that for? dlochner at 2:43pm 03.09.23 Looks like a vented loop for the sea water cooling system.
Inverter Bilge query jrussnogle at 2:32pm 03.09.23
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 2:29pm 03.09.23 Hi all hey thanks for your help. Found the problem while rolling the ignition panel over with key o
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Justin_NSA at 2:20pm 03.09.23 some sort of siphon break?
Inverter Bilge query kappykaplan at 1:43pm 03.09.23 Best practice is to have separate hoses for both the primary and emergency bilge pumps. :plus:
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico MikeHoncho at 1:21pm 03.09.23 This is a USCG documented boat? If so the title transfer is really weird but for the buyer. When I b
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 12:39pm 03.09.23 He will re-sale it in Mexico for double his money. Jim... The thought had crossed my mind and good
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 12:38pm 03.09.23 Here is an image of the shaft seal. Not yet compressed or locked down. or Vented correctly. ;) Jim
Water Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:05pm 03.09.23 Y'all do realize that starting with post #9, you've been critiquing a 2019 water tank patch job.....
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico JamesG161 at 11:51am 03.09.23 but to each his own. He will re-sale it in Mexico for double his money. Jim...
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico (1) vsfoster at 11:42am 03.09.23 Update: the buyer has bought a one way ticket, hotel and rental car reservations in Corpus. I believ
Inverter Bilge query Captain Larry-DH at 11:41am 03.09.23
Inverter Bilge query Don S/V ILLusion at 11:23am 03.09.23 All, thanks for your responses, good advice on many levels. I wasn't clear in my original post. The
Inverter Bilge query Scott T-Bird at 10:25am 03.09.23 Best practice is to have separate hoses for both the primary and emergency bilge pumps. I'm sure so
Inverter Bilge query tfox2069 at 10:23am 03.09.23 An "easy backup" to your manual pump would be a 12v bilge pump with a float switch plumbed properly

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